Overview
- Speaking on his YouTube channel, Mohammad Kaif compared Varun Chakravarthy to Jasprit Bumrah as a bowler captains can trust to change a match with a spell.
- Kaif argued Chakravarthy currently sits ahead of Kuldeep Yadav in India's T20I pecking order if only one wrist-spinner is chosen.
- He highlighted Chakravarthy’s ability to operate in the powerplay and across all phases with greater control and expanded leg-spin options.
- As evidence, Kaif pointed to the New Zealand T20I series where Chakravarthy featured while Kuldeep missed at least one game and Axar Patel played.
- CricketAddictor reported Chakravarthy as No. 1 in the ICC T20I bowling rankings and listed career T20I figures for both Chakravarthy and Kuldeep.